World League

BrighouseFC
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Azly Vijiaratnam made the kick off and thus started the match. Shen Xun Yu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jakob Heinicke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Astor Urtun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Billy Tunberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Agbami Ijiyokun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brighouse FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Cristo Losantos's late challenge caught a Brighouse FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristo Losantos helped the player get up and apologised. Cristo Losantos hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With his leg Jakob Heinicke managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Brighouse FC's Azly Vijiaratnam fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Azly Vijiaratnam in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jakob Heinicke, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 27th minute, Independência Futebol's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Shen Xun Yu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 28th minute, Azly Vijiaratnam made a precise shot to the right of Jakob Heinicke. Independência Futebol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 33rd minute Emanuele Capaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billy Tunberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Billy Tunberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Capaldo in the 38th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Astor Urtun made the kick off in the second half. Billy Tunberg made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Astor Urtun sent off a good shot on target. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by Brighouse FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Diamantino de Barros was slow to take the kick. During this time Independência Futebol's players had a chance to rest. Billy Tunberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicky Butt, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62nd match minute, Brighouse FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sule Akpan to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Brighouse FC's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Capaldo came free, but Billy Tunberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jakob Heinicke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azly Vijiaratnam's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Ebelechukwu Agoda hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Shen Xun Yu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakob Heinicke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jakob Heinicke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sochi Ugochukwu in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to Independência Futebol getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Emanuele Capaldo hit a great ball. 81 minutes into the match, Azly Vijiaratnam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jakob Heinicke. Independência Futebol's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Azly Vijiaratnam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. After a rather tough play, Independência Futebol's Cristo Losantos got a free kick in the 85th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Independência Futebol's goal looked a bit too open when Agbami Ijiyokun came free, but Jakob Heinicke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azly Vijiaratnam in the 89th minute of play forced Independência Futebol's goalkeeper Jakob Heinicke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agbami Ijiyokun charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agbami Ijiyokun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Agbami Ijiyokun kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sochi Ugochukwu in the 95th minute of play forced Independência Futebol's goalkeeper Jakob Heinicke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jakob Heinicke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sochi Ugochukwu in the 97th minute of play. Brighouse FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Independência Futebol for a fine match.